Last Wednesday, 7 members of the Orton Family Foundation from Vermont, Maine, and Colorado visited Thomaston to wrap up Phase 2 of the Thomaston-Upson Community Heart & Soul process. The Heart & Soul Summit hosted around 100 people for a lunch meeting to refine the value statements to involve everyone and determine what matters most to our community.
Each table was presented with actual data that has been collected from the community over the past year. The following themes were discussed: Arts & Culture, Downtown Thomaston, Flint River/The Bluff, Local Assets, Local Economy, Natural Assets, Parks & Recreation, Public School System, Small Town Feel & The People
To date, Thomaston-Upson Heart & Soul has connected with 6,060 citizens and collected 2,799 data points that will directly impact local decision making.
The work from the Summit was refining our value statements about what we love and value in the community and will be released on our Facebook page March 1 to be voted by the community and refined further for the next two months. These statements will eventually be adopted by the city, county, school board and other organizations to be a compass to help guide our leaders in future decision making and be an addition to our Community’s Comprehensive Plan.
Phase 3 will focus on our hopes and concerns for the community. Follow our Facebook page for upcoming events and dates!
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